A massive expansion isn't the only thing Bud Werner Memorial Library is building in the coming months. With a summer reading program themed "Building Excitement, Building Readers," library staffers also hope to inspire students to pick up a book every day of the summer.

Vegetable vendors sprout sales after long winter

I want to send out a personal thank you to all of the staff members, students, parents and community members who have supported me during the situation regarding my retention at the high school. I have loved my time working at the high school and particularly will miss my daily interaction with all of the students.

I cannot express all the gratitude I have for the wonderful people of Steamboat Springs who helped me through this incident ("Quick response saves life," June 6 Steamboat Today). We had received many of the details from Rob Powers, the race announcer my wife had met at an earlier race, so we were aware of most of what had happened as was reported in the June 6 story.

Some 30 years ago, I was a wayward kid who desperately needed a swift kick in the pants and mentor to look up to. Coach Meek was there for me then as he has been for more than a thousand kids on the basketball team and in the school system at Steamboat Springs High School since.

What a great story. I have seen Kandu and Ken at the hospital, and they bring such joy and happiness to patients, families and all the staff. Nuts For Mutts - what a hoot! Big congratulations to Kandu, Ken and all of the Heeling Friends teams. And thank you Margaret for writing such a nice piece.

Steamboat Springs resident Max Bomberg, son of Bryan and Karen Bomberg, has completed a gap year at Dynamy Internship Year in Worcester, Mass. Max's year included professional internships, an Outward Bound adventure challenge, community service, college accredited seminars, life coaching and other mentoring relationships.

All-season K-68 jump living up to promises for Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

The day seemed perfect for Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Nordic director Todd Wilson. The June sun had started to warm the crisp morning air Friday as skier after skier flew past him, barreling down the all-weather porcelain ski jump at Howelsen Hill to launch high above a brilliantly green downtown Steamboat Springs.

It still happens almost every day. Driving around, biking around, walking around, sitting and drinking margaritas around - the circumstances change, but no matter what I'm doing, almost every day at some point I ask myself "do I really live here?"

Vega, Deneb and Altair. These are the three bright stars marking the corners of the Summer Triangle, the most prominent star pattern of summer. Although not an official constellation, the Summer Triangle is our guide to many real constellations of summer.

Awards, presentations and the introduction of a new executive director made Historic Routt County's 2008 annual meeting an exciting event. Typically held in May, to coincide with the celebration of Historic Preservation Month, the annual meeting was moved to June 12 this year to make it possible for the introduction of HRC's new Executive Director Towny Anderson.

The board of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority expressed tentative enthusiasm Thursday for continuing discussions about how it might collaborate with the developers of Steamboat 700 to deliver work force housing to the community.